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“I think I feel more like you're an actor for hire and you take the jobs you want to take, obviously, and some pay well and some don't pay well at all but you go on a gut feeling and it's all a big adventure.”

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Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes is a renowned British actor known for his exceptional performances on stage and screen. Born on December 22, 1962, he has been a prominent figure in the film industry since the 1990s, starring in notable films such as the 'Harry Potter' series, 'A Beautiful Mind,' and 'Hannibal.' Fiennes is highly regarded for his deep acting skills and diverse range of roles. more

“I've been active all my life. In 1990 I retired from my firm, I.M. Pei & Partners, and for two years I didn't do much. Then I started to get kind of antsy, so I decided, I'm going to do some more work. And I chose to do work outside the U.S. because I've spent 45 years here and I wanted to learn more about what's happening in the rest of the world.”

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Author:I. M. Pei

“I travel to the Middle East, I travel to China, I travel to Europe. It's all very rewarding - the only problem is the travel is getting more and more difficult for me now. Ten years ago I would have enjoyed it a lot more.”

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Author:I. M. Pei

“My projects have typically taken a long time to complete. Buildings might take on average about five to seven years to finish, but in my case it's been longer, because the projects I have accepted within the past 15 years have been mostly government projects, and those involve some politics and funding issues, and approvals and so forth. So they're slower.”

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Author:I. M. Pei

“I was born in Suzhou, a city not very far from Shanghai. It's a very interesting town - there is a long artist's tradition there, especially during the Ming and Ching dynasties, which produced many, many scholars and painters and so forth. That's where my family lived for 600, 700 years.”

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Author:I. M. Pei

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